Ye Sizhen felt restless.
Her chest felt stuffy, and breathing was becoming increasingly difficult--
It felt as though the wound Shirou had healed not long ago had split open again.
She took out a red, crescent-shaped ornament.
This was the non-combat Magic Crest Ye Sizhen carried with her, called "Cup Shell."
The "shells" in question referred to two clam shells representing yin and yang respectively.
Since the shells were shaped like cups, they were called "Cup Shells."
In ancient China, people would toss the two clam shells into the air during sacrificial ceremonies and judge good or bad fortune by whether they landed face up or face down.
One facing upward and one facing downward was considered auspicious. This ancient divination technique was also known as Cup Shell Divination.
However, Ye Sizhen's "Cup Shell" was not a divination tool. It contained a Thought Magic spell formula and was a Magic Crest that could be used to communicate with someone far away.
"Ye Sizhen, if anything happens at home, find a way to contact me."
After Shirou had said that, Ye Sizhen gave him one of the two halves of the "Cup Shell" she carried with her.
At the time, Ye Sizhen had thought, The two of us each have half of it. It sounds just like some kind of ambiguous token of affection, and her heart had fluttered slightly.
She simply had not expected it to come in handy so soon.
Just as she was about to touch the Magic Crest, she stopped.
Ye Sizhen remembered that the "Cup Shell" communication had a video function, so she walked over to the nearby mirror.
She adjusted the chest of her qipao and tidied her disheveled hair.
Her nervous, adorable appearance looked exactly like a high school girl about to go on